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Watercolor image of group of men, most wearing caps or hats, soldier wearing blue uniform and beret standing on left side; unsigned; not dated

Dimensions

overall : 19.646 x 25.472 in. (49.901 x 64.699 cm.)

Contributor

Artist:
Jacob Barosin
Subject:
Jacob Barosin

Biography

Jacob Judey (later Barosin) was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1906 to Herman (Riga 1878?- New York 1959), a wood merchant, and Olga, who died in Berlin in her 50s. Jacob had three sisters: Lydia, Miriam (Mary), born 1908, and Sina Ida (Riga 1903-US 1976). Jacob was raised in Berlin, Germany, and attended the State School for Free and Applied Art and Berlin University. In 1927, Jacob married Sonia Finkel, who was born in 1904, in Tighina, Moldova (later , in 1904. In 1930, Jacob received a doctorate in art history from Freiburg University. His thesis was on the Renaissance painter, Domenico Beccafumi. After the Nazi dictatorship gained control of Germany in 1933, Jacob and Sonia fled to Paris. They changed their surname to Barosin. His two older siblings and their husbands also left for France. France had an open door policy toward refugees and soon the couple was part of the thriving cultural life of the city. By the late 1930s, the increasing influx of refugees from Nazi Germany and fascist Spain led to immigration restrictions. In 1939, the French government established detention and internment camps in Gurs and Rivesaltes.

Nazi Germany invaded France on May 10, 1940, and, on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens and taken to the local precinct. Jacob was then transferred to Buffalo Stadium and, on June 3, sent to Langlade Cantonment, a French military camp in the south of France. Jacob had registered for army service prior to the invasion, but was never called up due to the speed of the German conquest. At Langlade, he was issued an auxiliary army uniform but there was nothing to do as there were no French forces to assist. After a while, Jacob was permitted to rent an apartment and live under house arrest in upper Langlade where Sonia joined him after her release from Gurs internment camp. Sonia soon left for Nice but Jacob had to remain since he did not have an official pass. On October 8, he had to return to the Langlade camp but he was now classified as a foreign laborer, not as army auxiliary [prestataire.] Many of his comrades were sent to work in salt mines but Jacob worked painting and selling signs in support of Petain, the leader of unoccupied Vichy France. They donated the money to the National Aid Society and, in November, received a letter of thanks from Petain. Still trying to avoid the salt mines, Jacob went in December to the mayor of Nimes requesting permission to relocate. On May 15, 1941, Jacob was issued a permit by the Prefect of Herault to live in Lunel. The only work he was permitted to do was agriculture labor and he found a job on the farm of Roger Duseel. Sonia soon joined him and found work as a seamstress. On November 9, the Germans occupied Lunel and Jacob left for Florac. After he rented a place to live from Ernest Audrix, he sent for Sonia. Jacob’s sister Lydia and her husband Dr. Arnold Kaminsky fled France for the United States via Morocco in 1942.

On February 17, 1943, Jacob was arrested and sent from Florac to Gurs internment camp. To avoid deportation, he claimed that he was a Latvian citizen. On March 21, he was sent to a labor camp in Gignac. On April17, Jacob got a two day travel pass. He returned to Florac and the Audrix family agreed to help hide him. The Protestant pastor, Andre Gall, organized the hiding of Jews and one of his parishioners, Simone Serriere, agreed to hide Jacob and Sonia on the upper floor of the schoolhouse in Montmejeane. They were almost discovered in August and decided to obtain forged identity papers and return to Paris. Jacob and Sonia were given refuge by Madame Mallet, the mother of Paulette, a Gentile married to a Jewish cousin of Jacob’s. They remained with her until Paris was liberated in late August 1944. Jacob and Sonia returned to their old apartment, which was still intact. His sister Mary, and her husband Ernst Mangold, a chemist, had survived the war in hiding. His youngest sister Sina died in Berlin during the war.

In summer 1947, having received immigration visas, the couple moved to the United States. His sister Mary and her husband arrived in the US in 1948. Throughout the war, Jacob had created drawings and paintings of the people who were persecuted as he was and the places where he was incarcerated or lived in hiding. In the US, Jacob became a well known illustrator, specializing in biblical themes. He also worked for NBC television for fifteen years. He created illustrations for the Jewish Family Bible and exhibited as a painter with a touring show of eighteen lifesize portraits of prophets and other solo shows in the US and Israel. Many of his paintings tell the personal story of Jacob and his wife Sonia. They were not in death camps, he once noted, so his works do not depict skeletons but ''...the constant stress, the sleepless nights, the lack of food and hygiene" common in the French camps. Sonia, 69, passed away in 1973. In December 1976, Jacob married Natalie Stein (d. 2006.) Jacob, 85, passed away July 1, 2001.

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Also in Jacob Barosin collection

The collection consists of artwork, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographic materials relating to the experiences of Jacob Barosin during and after World War II when he was a prisoner in Gurs internment camp and Langlade forced labor camp and lived in hiding in Paris, France.

Cloth rectangle with an uncut Star of David outline that belonged to Jacob Barosin. This is the type of badge that Jews in German occupied France were required to beginning June 1942. Sheets of cloth with the badge imprint were available for people to purchase in the needed quantity. They would cut out the badge for use. The badges were meant to humiliate, separate, and exclude Jews from society. Jacob and his wife Sonia fled to France from Nazi Germany in 1933. Germany invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18 Jacob and Sonia were arrested by the French as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. France surrendered in June and Germany occupied the north. Jacob was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac, where Sonia joined him in the fall. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the United States in 1947.

Painting created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Watercolor created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Watercolor created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Artist's caption: "I did this watercolor on Feb. 16 1943. Intended to finish it the next day. But that day I was arrested and sent to C.C. Gurs."
Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while incarcerated and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Artist's caption: "My next stop was Gignac (Herault). Some of the younger inmates were taken out of Gurs and sent to a Labor Camp to help farmers in the fields. Our quarters were in an old unused Church with a cross high up on the wall; for the first and only time in my life I slept under one."
Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Portrait of man; inscription in lower left corner "Hildesheimer?"....
Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Watercolor depicting a street scene of an alleyway with a black figure in the background and power lines across the top; signed J. Barosin in lower left corner; inscription in lower right corner "S'gilles Gard, 25-5-51" with illegible inscription underneath; dated 1941

Image of large lion...
Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Ink drawing of the outlines of three men...
Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Sketches: one drawing on each side of the page; recto: pencil sketch of young man wearing dark shirt and hat, artist's initials in lower right; verso: pencil sketch of woman wearing short dress and kerchief on her head. Artist's initials in lower right.

Sketches: one drawing on each side of the page; recto: three pencil sketches of woman wearing dress and headscarf, artist's initials at lower right; verso: pencil sketch of smiling young woman with short dark hair wearing short-sleeved dress, artist's initials in lower right.

One drawing on each side of the page; recto: pencil sketch of three people, head and shoulders of woman wearing head scarf, older man with large head covering and bundle on his back, and overhead image of woman in dark dress and head scarf working, artist's initials at lower right; verso: pencil sketch of woman wearing short-sleeved dress and hair bow holding a bunch of grapes.

Two drawings mounted on the same page; pencil sketch of man wearing light blousy shirt and fedora, inscription near upper right "Paquo" and inscription at bottom right "JB/Lunel 42"; pencil sketch of profile of same man, study of his face at top right, study for smiling person wearing white head covering at left; artist's initials signed in lower right.

Two drawings mounted on same page; three pencil studies of a young woman from different profiles, artist's initials at lower right; pencil sketch of profile of same man, study of his face at top right, study for smiling person wearing white head covering at left; artist's initials signed in lower right.

Image of group of men wearing hats, one with a bicycle, sitting and standing outside a building labeled "Bar Tabacs", inscription in lower right "Lunel 22-12-41 Barosin", dated December 22, 1941; Lunel, France

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Watercolor painting with images on both sides; recto: portrait of boy wearing coat and cap, labeled on envelope housing artwork as "Gypsy Boy 1941", signed at lower right "barosin [sic]/1941/Lunel/France"; verso: landscape of tall trees in a park, palm tree in the center.

Front (a) and back (b) covers for a portfolio. Handwritten in red pen, "Drawings 1940/1944". Above is written the word "original" and pencil. On the upper left corner in blue ink are written the words "Langlade/Lunel/Paris liberation 1944". The front and back covers were originally attached but are now detached.

Photographs, documents, slides, and negatives documenting the artwork and career of Jacob Barosin [donor's stepfather] during and after WWII documenting his experiences in the Gurs internment camp, Langlade forced labor camp, while living in hiding, in Paris after the war, and memorializing family and other victims of the Holocaust; dated 1940-1992; in English and French.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Pencil drawing in mat frame; portrait of older man with white hair...
Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia fled to France from Nazi Germany in 1933. Germany invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

Drawing created by Jacob Barosin based upon his experiences while interned and living in hiding in France from 1940-1944 during the German occupation. Jacob and his wife Sonia had lived in France since fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. German forces invaded France on May 10, 1940, and on May 18, Jacob and Sonia were arrested as enemy aliens. Sonia was sent to Gurs internment camp and Jacob to a French military camp. He was reclassified as a foreign agricultural laborer and found work on a farm in Frojac. Sonia joined him in the fall after her release. On February 17,1943, Jacob was interned in Gurs, and in March, sent to a labor camp in Gignac. When he was given a 2-day travel pass on April 17, he rejoined Sonia in Frojac and they went into hiding with the help of the villagers. When their hiding place was nearly discovered, they decided to get false papers and return to Paris. They were hidden in Paris by Madame Mallet, the Gentile mother-in-law of Jacob's cousin. They remained with her until the liberation of Paris in late August 1944. The couple emigrated to the Unite States in 1947.

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